Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheters having actuatable lumen assemblies
- Patent Title (中): 导管具有可启动的管腔组件
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Application No.: US11496175Application Date: 2006-07-31
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Publication No.: US07909844B2Publication Date: 2011-03-22
- Inventor: Yousef Alkhatib , Matt Heidner , Tracee Eidenschink , Angela Kornkven Volk , John Blix , Dominick Godin , Derek Sutermeister
- Applicant: Yousef Alkhatib , Matt Heidner , Tracee Eidenschink , Angela Kornkven Volk , John Blix , Dominick Godin , Derek Sutermeister
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A.
- Main IPC: A61M29/00
- IPC: A61M29/00 ; A61M25/10 ; A61M25/14

Abstract:
A catheter comprises a first catheter shaft comprising a wall. The wall comprises at least one section of electroactive polymer having an actuated state and a non-actuated state and defines a first lumen. In the actuated state the first lumen haves a first diameter and in the non-actuated state the first lumen haves a second diameter, the first diameter being different than the second diameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080027377A1 Catheters having actuatable lumen assemblies Public/Granted day:2008-01-31
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